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BROOCH

Unique ID: NLM-BBF205

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A cast copper-alloy Roman trumpet brooch. Behind the oval head is single central perforated lug for a missing spring mechanism. On top of the head is an incomplete integrally cast chain loop. The head is decorated with two symmetrical cells that may once have contained enamel, though none remains. Midway down the bow is a globular moulding with worn incised decoration and a knurled rib above and below it. The lower half of the bow is decorated with two vertical rows of four sub-triangular enamel cells, some of which still contain the paste. The small forward foot knob has a transverse rib above it. Behind the leg is a complete catchplate with a length of 17.4mm and a maximum width of 8.2mm. The length of the brooch is 43.2mm, the diameter of the head is 10.1mm, the width is 18.8mm and the weight is 8.04g.

Class: Trumpet

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 200

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 43.2 mm
Width: 18.8 mm
Weight: 8.04 g
Diameter: 10.1 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st November 2005

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM09995

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF3598
Four figure Latitude: 53.461451
Four figure longitude: 0.031953
1:25K map: TF3598
1:10K map: TF39NE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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